Guides to old Sora videos, creator history, preservation, and the independent archive built after the Sora shutdown.
Yes, Sora is shut down. The Sora app closed April 26, 2026 and the Sora 2 API ended September 24, 2026. What that means, whether you can still use or download Sora, and where old Sora videos live now.
What changes after the Sora shutdown: creation moves into workflows, discovery moves to the web, and creator history becomes an archive problem.
Sora and Sora 2 are shut down. Compare the AI video generators former Sora creators use now (Seedance, Kling, Veo 3.1, Runway, Luma, Hailuo) and where to watch old Sora videos.
Is Sora shut down? Yes. The Sora app and web closed April 26, 2026 and the Sora 2 API ended September 24, 2026. Full timeline and where to watch old Sora videos.
What to save from Sora drafts, exports, prompts, video files, and public stats before and after the April 26, 2026 shutdown.
Practical lessons for Sora creators after shutdown: export files, preserve metadata, keep public context, and avoid platform-only portfolios.
A public, non-secret overview of the Sora archive work SoraStats completed: old videos, rankings, creator pages, and SEO discovery surfaces.
Find archived Sora videos by creator, browse video rankings, and understand playback availability and archive coverage on SoraStats.
A research-backed analysis of why OpenAI discontinued Sora, what public evidence says, and what creators should not overclaim.
What the SoraStats archive of Sora videos contains, how its views, likes and remix rankings differ, and what the numbers can and cannot tell you.
A practical checklist for creators who want to export, preserve, and organize Sora videos before the Sora web and app experiences are discontinued.
How many Sora creators the SoraStats archive covers, what a creator profile records, and how to look up a creator's history after the Sora shutdown.
What Sora creators should export, document, and archive before the Sora web and app experiences are discontinued.